IC 303
| Galaxy IC 303 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 12 m 40.8 s |
| declination | -11 ° 41 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 15.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 16.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.40 x 0.3 |
| Position angle | 30 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.029941 ± 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 8976 ± 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(399 ± 28) · 10 6 ly (122.3 ± 8.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Stephane Javelle |
| Discovery date | February 7, 1893 |
| Catalog names | |
| IC 303 • PGC 962881 • 2MASX J03124084-1141231 • GALEX ASC J031240.94-114124.3 • 2MASS J03124085-1141234 | |
IC 303 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Eridanus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 399 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy IC 306 .
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on February 7, 1893 .